The String Quartets / Grosse Fuge

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:11
• 2
  String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso et appassionato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:42
• 3
  String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto; Trio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:22
• 4
  String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:29
• 5
  String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:57
• 6
  String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile; Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:50
• 7
  String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro; Trio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:11
• 8
  String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: IV. Allegro molto quasi presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:37
• 9
  String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:47
• 10
  String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: II. Andante con moto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:06
• 11
  String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: III. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:03
• 12
  String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: IV. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:17
• CD 2
• 1
  String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:40
• 2
  String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: II. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:07
• 3
  String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: III. Menuetto: Allegretto - Trio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:30
• 4
  String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: IV. Allegro - Prestissimo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:42
• 5
  String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:16
• 6
  String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: II. Menuetto - Trio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:37
• 7
  String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: III. Andante cantabile - Variazioni 1-5 - Poco adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:37
• 8
  String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:32
• CD 3
• 1
  Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:21
• 2
  Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:09
• 3
  Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: III. Scherzo: Allegro; Trio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:23
• 4
  Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: IV. La Malincolio: Adagio; Allegretto quasi allegro; Prestissimo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:51
• 5
  Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Rasumovsky": I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:57
• 6
  Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Rasumovsky": II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:40
• 7
  Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Rasumovsky": III. Adagio molto e mesto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  12:00
• 8
  Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Rasumovsky": IV. Theme russe: Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:46
• CD 4
• 1
  String Quartet in E minor, op. 59 "Rasumovsky," no. 2: Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:50
• 2
  String Quartet in E minor, op. 59 "Rasumovsky," no. 2: Molto adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  13:54
• 3
  String Quartet in E minor, op. 59 "Rasumovsky," no. 2: Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:23
• 4
  String Quartet in E minor, op. 59 "Rasumovsky," no. 2: Finale: Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:40
• 5
  String Quartet in C major, op. 59 "Rasumovsky," no.3: Andante con moto - Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  11:04
• 6
  String Quartet in C major, op. 59 "Rasumovsky," no.3: Andante con moto quasi allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  11:05
• 7
  String Quartet in C major, op. 59 "Rasumovsky," no.3: Menuetto. Grazioso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:28
• 8
  String Quartet in C major, op. 59 "Rasumovsky," no.3: Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:26
• CD 5
• 1
  String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp": I. Poco adagio - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:11
• 2
  String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp": II. Adagio ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  11:01
• 3
  String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp": III. Presto - Più presto quasi prestissimo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:21
• 4
  String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp": IV. Allegretto con variazioni

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:19
• 5
  String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso": I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:29
• 6
  String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso": II. Allegretto ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:47
• 7
  String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso": III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:54
• 8
  String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso": IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:36
• CD 6
• 1
  Quartet, op. 132 in A minor: Assai sostenuto - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:35
• 2
  Quartet, op. 132 in A minor: Allegro ma non tanto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:36
• 3
  Quartet, op. 132 in A minor: Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheir, in der lydischen Tonart: Molto adagio; Neue Kraft fuhlend: Andante

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  19:23
• 4
  Quartet, op. 132 in A minor: Alla marcia, assai vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:17
• 5
  Quartet, op. 132 in A minor: Allegro appassionato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:48
• 6
  Grosso Fuge, op. 133

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  16:45
• CD 7
• 1
  Quartet, op. 131 in C-sharp minor: 1. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:38
• 2
  Quartet, op. 131 in C-sharp minor: 2. Allegro molto vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:17
• 3
  Quartet, op. 131 in C-sharp minor: 3. Allegro moderato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  0:48
• 4
  Quartet, op. 131 in C-sharp minor: 4. Andante, ma non troppo e molto cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  15:10
• 5
  Quartet, op. 131 in C-sharp minor: 5. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:09
• 6
  Quartet, op. 131 in C-sharp minor: 6. Adagio quasi un poco andante

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  1:44
• 7
  Quartet, op. 131 in C-sharp minor: 7. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:54
• 8
  Quartet, op. 127 in E-flat: 8. Maestoso; Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:29
• 9
  Quartet, op. 127 in E-flat: 9. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  15:24
• 10
  Quartet, op. 127 in E-flat: 10. Scherzando vivace; Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:52
• 11
  Quartet, op. 127 in E-flat: 11. Finale: Allegro con moto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:51
• CD 8
• 1
  Op. 130 B-Flat, "Adagio, ma non troppo; Allegro"

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:05
• 2
  Op. 130 B-Flat, "Presto"

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  1:57
• 3
  Op. 130 B-Flat, "Andante con moto, ma non troppo"

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:26
• 4
  Op. 130 B-Flat, "Alla danza tedesca: Allegro assai"

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:57
• 5
  Op. 130 B-Flat, "Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo"

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:24
• 6
  Op. 130 B-Flat, "Finale: Allegro"

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:25
• 7
  Op. 135 F, "Allegretto"

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:02
• 8
  Op. 135 F, "Vivace"

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:16
• 9
  Op. 135 F, "Lento assai, cantate e tranquillo"

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:46
• 10
  Op. 135 F, "Der schwer gefasste Entschluß: Grave, ma non troppo tratto; Allegro"

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:23

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Release credits

• Arnold Steinhardt
  violin [5.1-8, 4.1-8, 3.5-8]
• David Soyer
  cello [4.1-8, 5.1-8, 3.5-8]
• Guarneri Quartet
  string quartet
• John Dalley
  violin [4.1-8, 5.1-8, 3.5-8]
• Max Wilcox
  producer [4.1-8, 3.5-8, 5.1-8]
• Michael Tree
  viola [3.5-8, 5.1-8, 4.1-8]
• Richard Gardner
  recording [5.1-8, 3.5-8, 4.1-8]

Issues

• T
  The String Quartets / Grosse Fuge

  8x CD
  15 March 2004
• T
  The Guarneri plays Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets Nos. 1-16 / Große Fuge

  8x CD
  2019